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(RNS) Metropolitan Kirill, the Russian Orthodox leader of the provinces of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, has been chosen as the interim leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, following the death Friday (Dec. 5) of Patriarch Alexy II. Kirill, 62, was chosen by secret ballot by the Holy Synod, a ruling group of 12 senior clergy who…

(RNS) Five Anglican archbishops have backed the introduction of a new Anglican province in North America, a significant, though unsurprising boost for the conservative-led initiative. “We fully support this development with our prayer and blessing,” said the archbishops, who are called primates because they lead regional branches of the worldwide Anglican Communion. “It demonstrates the…

MINA, Saudi Arabia – The young Iranian threw stones at symbols of the devil Monday and had his beloved black locks shorn – one of 3 million Muslims on the hajj pilgrimage performing rituals to symbolize rejection of temptation and a new, purified self. The Iranian, Mohammad Kheirkhah, later joined other pilgrims in a feast…

NEW YORK — Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who shepherded his church through the rubble of communism but was unable or unwilling to heal a longstanding breach with the Catholic Church, died Friday (Dec.5). He was 79. Alexy, the spiritual leader to more than 100 million Christians around the world, died at his Moscow residence…
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